Project Integration Management

Question 1

Identify the seven processes in the Project Management Plan knowledge Area

Answer 1

Develop Project Charter
Develop Project Management Plan
Direct and Manage Project Work
Manage Project Knowledge
Monitor and Control Project Work
Perform Integrated Change Control
Close Project or Phase

Question 2

The process of developing a document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities

Answer 2

Develop Project Charter

Question 3

The process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all plan components and consolidating them into an integrated project management plan

Answer 3

Develop Project Management Plan

The project management plan will include all the subsidiary plans and the project performance measurements baselines (scope, schedule, and cost)

Question 4

The process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the projects objectives

Answer 4

Direct and Manage Project Work

Question 5

The process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the projects objectives and contribute to organizational learning

Answer 5

Manage Project Knowledge

Question 6

The process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting overall progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan

Answer 6

Monitor and Control Project Work

Question 7

The process of reviewing all change request; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, OPAs, project documents, and the project management plan; and communicating the decisions.

Answer 7

Perform Integrated Change Control

Change control leverages the change control board (CCB), although some changes may require additional approval from the sponsor and/or the customer.

Question 8

The process of finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract

Answer 8

Close Project or Phase

Question 9

A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with authority to apply organizational resources to product activities.

Answer 9

Project Charter

Question 10

A narrative description of products, services, or results to be delivered by the project

Answer 10

Statement of Work (SOW)

For internal projects the project initiator or sponsor provides the SOW. For external projects the SOW can be received from the customer. Compare to business case

Question 11

A documented economic feasibility study used to establish validity of the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition and that is used as a basis for the authorization of further project management activities. Typically completed by the sponsor.

Answer 11

Business Case

Question 12

A project document used to record all assumptions and constraints throughout the project life cycle

Answer 12

Assumption Log

Question 13

The document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and closed

Answer 13

Project Management Plan

Question 14

An information system consisting of the tools and techniques used to gather, integrate and disseminate the outputs of the project management plan processes

Answer 14

Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)

Question 15

Any unique and verifiable product, result, or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process, phase, or project

Answer 15

Deliverable

Question 16

The raw observations and measurement identified during activities being performed to carry out the project work. It is an output of the Direct and Manage Project Work process and is an input to the Monitor and Control processes where it will be analyzed.

Answer 16

Work performance Data

Once it’s analyzed it becomes Work Performance Information

Question 17

Request to expand or reduce the project scope, modify policies, processes, plans, or procedures, modify costs or budgets, or revise schedules. Also includes corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repair.

Answer 17

Change Request

Are evaluated through the Perform Integrated Change Control Process. The only change requests that may result in an update to the project baselines would be a significant, authorized change to the scope.

Question 18

A project document where information about issues is recorded and monitored

Answer 18

Issue Log

Question 19

A project document used to record knowledge gained during a project so that it can be used in the current project and entered into lessons learned repository.

Answer 19

Lessons Learned Register

An example of codified explicit knowledge.

Question 20

The physical or electronic representation of work performance information compiled in project documents, intended to generate decisions, actions, or awareness.

Answer 20

Work Performance Reports

Question 21

An intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the project management plan.

Answer 21

Corrective Action

Is reactive in nature, typically when the project is over budget and/or behind schedule. The project performance baselines should not be re-baselines for corrective actions.

Question 22

An intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan.

Answer 22

Preventive Action

Proactive in nature. Are used when the project is trending behind schedule and/or over budget. The intention of the change is to reverse the trend. The project performance baselines should not be re-baselines for preventive actions

Question 23

An intentional activity to modify a non conforming product or product component.

Answer 23

Defect Repair

Fixes a quality issue or problem. The project performance baselines are not re-baselined for a defect repair

Question 24

Any change to the project scope. A scope change almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule.

Answer 24

Scope Change

Question 25

A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communicating such decisions.

Answer 25

Change Control Board (CCB)

Question 26

A collection of procedures used to track project artifacts and monitor and control changes to these artifacts.

Answer 26

Configuration Management System

Question 27

A change request that has been processed through the integration change control process and approved

Answer 27

Approved Change Request

Question 28

The system used to collect, track, adjudicate, and communicate changes to a contract.

Answer 28

Contract Change Control System

Question 29

A report that provides a summary of the project performance, including description of the project or phase; scope, quality, schedule and cost objectives; scope validation; business need achievement; risk or issues encountered and addressed.

Answer 29

Final Report

Question 30

Formal handover and acceptance of the final product, service or result that the project was authorized to produce.

Answer 30

Final product, service, or result

Question 31